'Supreme Court didn’t declare Tinubu as winner' - Datti Baba-Ahmed gives insight

The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said the Supreme Court did not affirm the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Obi's running mate insists Tinubu did not win the 2023 election He made this statement during a press conference in Abuja, held on Monday, November 6, two weeks after the Supreme Court upheld Tinubu’s electoral victory, under the All Progressives Congress (APC).

The LP chieftain maintained that the court did not declare Tinubu the winner but only validated the illegality of the lower courts, the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), The Sun Newspaper reported.

Speaking during the live programme, Datti said he would never be shaken by a man who forged his certificate and forfeited drug money.

He opined thus: “The Supreme Court didn’t affirm Tinubu’s presidency, they only affirmed the illegality of the lower court.”

Legit.ng reported earlier that a legal practitioner and aide to Atiku Abubakar, Daniel Bwala expressed concern over how President Tinubu plans on managing LP and the Obidients as an opposition in the country.

Bwala shared his worry while reacting to Baba-Ahmed’s stance on the verdict of the Supreme Court. The PDP chieftain said Tinubu will face more problems in managing Labour Party and Obidients.